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WEATHER FORCAST
The Daily and Twice-a-Weck
News have a larger circulation
than any other two papers pub
lished in Douglas County. They
go into every nook and corner
of this big county.
ROSEBCKO AND VICIMTY.
Fair Tonight, Thursday Fair and
Warmer.
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KOKEUtltG, DOtWS COUNTY, O HEGOX." WKOXKSDAY, .U'Gl'ST 2, 1011,
OL. II.
No. 827
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ELECTION PLANS
Australian Ballot System to
be Adopted
TO CHANGE THE BOUNDARIES
City Attorney I Authorized to Iiv
iaru Aa Ordinuitre CiovtTitltig
Siwer Connections In Tho
City Of IttiKetmrg.
With a view of arriving at some
definite conclusion relative to adopt
ing a permanent election system In
Rosehurg, Mayor Fred Haynes call
ed a special session of the city coun
cil yesterday afternoon. Other than
the councllmen and city recorder no
other person was In attendance at
the meeting.
The matter of adopting plans
whereby the-task of holding elec
tions In Roseburg may be simpli
fied was discussed at some length,
and it was finally agreed that the
elections should be held as usual
with the exception that the Austral
ian ballot system will be used. In
time past the ballots have been print
ed at the last minute, and in some
instances, the candidates were com
vpelled to arrange for their own
tickets. Under the new system
prospective candidates for city of
fiec will be obliged to announce
their candidacy in due time that
their names may be printed on the
regular ballot.
In connection with adopting the
new 'system, the county court will
he asked to change the precinct lines
so as to conform to tho corporate
boundaries. At the present time the
precinct boundaries extend far into
the country, and conseequently It Is
impossible to hold a primary election
in the city, or to secure an accurate
registration of the qualified voters
of the city.
Other than adopting an election
system, the city attorney was autho-
I rized to prepare an ordinance gov
erning sewer connections in the city
of Roseburg. At present the con
nections are said to be Irregular, and
it is the desire of the council that
they shall be uniform, and be made
In such a manner as to comply with
the desires of the plumbing inspec
tor. The city recorder was authorized
to return the certifified check of W.
P. Boardman & Company, in the
sum of $5,000, as the company has
complied with its agreement with the
city in the Installation of a gas
plant In Roseburg.
Upon the suggestion of Mayor
Fred Haynes, the electric light com
mittee was designated to handle all
matters connected with the gas company.
LOCAL NEWS.
George McCulloch and wife, of
Sutherlin, spent the morning In
Roseburg attending to business mat
ters. Frank Hamilton, of Portland, ar
rived here this morning in response
to a message announcing the serious
illness of his father. Dr. S. Hamil
ton. Mrs. Uevore and little daughter ar-'
rived here from Canyonvitle this af
ternoon to spend a few days visiting
at the home of the former's broth
er, Frank Kirk.
W. IL Jenkins, traveling passen
ger agent for the Southern Pacific
Company, spent the day In Rose
burg attending to business matter
connected with his o flic in I duties.
Among those registered at the Mo
Clalleti hotel today are the .follow
ing: O. F. Godfrey, T. M. Godfrey
and R. M. Godfrey, Kansas City; M.
A. Goldsmith, Portland; A. V. Wil
liamson, Portland; S. S. Xerney, San
Francisco; C. C. Kelly, Portland; G.
C. Megger, Portland; B. H. Hunt,
Portland; Ralph Rankin, San Fran
cisco; H., F. Lilly, Salem; F. Lee,
Portland; V. H. Wlllson, Los An
geles; Dr. Bogart, Portland; Q. K.
Lery, San Francisco; Glenn Wheeler
and Dorothy, Eugene.
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W. H. Bowden, Maker
Take Your Time to Read This:
NIIF.M. GOODS
Because we have just received so many other new styles la
Shell Goods of all kinds. ,Cillar Pins, Necklaces, Earrings.
' Brooches. Leather Toilet Cases, etc., we are going to give another
special week to these goods. Every style absolutely new.
Ask to see our Hiawatha Collar Pins. Many shoppers are
buying these Goods for Holidays.
NKCKWKAK
Don't fall to see our 2!5 cent counter. You will find some rare
bargains In new goods. .
HAIIt (.(M)I)S
We have an enormous stork In Swltcnes, Puffs. Transforma
tions. Puffs going out?? Not this year. Then there are the
small 50 cent Switches for the rosettes or biscuits, as they are
commonly cnlled.
MILI.lNKItV
Just a very few hats. We are going to finish them up Mon
day. We don't care about the price. We have to have the room.
This is a "VOHI TO TIIK WISH."
Hair and Sculp Treatment, Facial Massage, Hair Dressing. Mani
curing. THE LEADER
Formerly Roseburg Beauty Parlors
A 8. P. RUSElOUTlACK-POfiJULY BUSINESS
Alleged Road From Eugene
to Coos Bay Questioned.
LITTLE CREDENCE GIVEN REPORT
Only u Scheme of the Southern Pa
ri Hf to Frighten Other Inter,
ests and Block Further
Development of State
Thegreatest Germ destroyer and disinfectant known
Will destroy odors and germ life in twenty seconds
For use in sinks, toilets and sick room
We guarantee this preparation to do all we claim
For sale by
Marsters Drug' Co.
Roseburg Oregon
Trade with the store that broke
High Prices for groceries
.in Roseburg
YoUrs For a Square Deal
STlJKKS Sanitary Grocer
R.
Concerning the announcement
made yesterday by General Manager
O'Brien, of Portland, that a railroad
would be constructed from Eugene
to Marshfleld, Tuesday's Telegram
has the following to say:
Little credence Is given to the
statements promulgated by General
Manager O'Brien in relation to what
the Southern Pacific expects to do
"Immediately" in the way of spend
ing $8,000,000 on a road from Eu
gene to Coos Bay by way of Florence
on the Pacific Coast. .
From several sources it was learn
ed today, that the Harrliuan people
have been frightened over the acti
vity of adverse Interests, In the first
place, the Southern Pacific story Is
set down as simply an attempt to
frighten investors from buying bonds
of the Asset Company, Limited, of
Kugene, which is said to have abun
dant capital behind It, and which
has for months been planning a road
from Eugene to the coast. Further
excitement has been thrown into the
llarriman camp because ithe local
Southern Pacific officials have learn
ed that a group of local financiers
headed by one of the biggest bank
ers in the city has arranged to tap
the Coos Bay country with a feeder
line from Eugene by way of a route
down the shore or the Pacific. This
company has all but completed an
arrangement whereby the necessary
bonds for the project will be floated
In London. The Harrlman' crowd got
wind of this and ruhed Into print
with glowing accounts of what It
was going to do.
The. local Interests referred to have
ilready surveyed a route all the way
from Eugene to Florence with op
tions on most of the balance of the
distance to Marshfleld and other
Coos Bay points. Tlwey have al
ready prepared all the preliminary
work, and their profiles for the road
arc finished and have been submit
ted to the agents who have charge of
raising' the necessary money needed
for building the road.
What makes the Harrlman state
ment look all the more questionable
is the fuct that the officials of the
Southern Pacific say that It will cost
(3,000,000 or (10,000.000 to build
the 125 miles of road from Eugene
to Coos Bay. The engineering esti
mates perapred by one of the best
location engineers in the Pacific
Northwest for the Portland coterie
of capitalists, show, that the entire
line can be built for not to exceed
$4,500,000 and possibly less.
"All the Harrlman people want,"
said a man who Is closely Identified
with the Portland Interests bark of
the prospective Kugene-Murshnneld
line, today. "Is to 8ol( the sale of
the bonds In the foreign markets.
It has been the common practice of
the Harrlman people for 20 years' to
play the dog-in-the-manger act
whenever anything like strong oppo
sition arose and to prevent the de
velopment of the state. Tho late
Mr. Harrlman himself for many years
stood In the way of giving Coos Hay
railroad transportation. Less than
ll,ree years uro Harrlman declared
! he would never enter Coos Hay by
way of Drain, or by any other route
unless the business men down there
I miaranteed him a i per cent return
on an Investment of r,,noo.Oftn the
renuted cost of the fond from Drain
to Marshfleld. for a rlod of 20
years. The only man in the entire
Harrlman system who liellcved (hat
Coos Bay should he developed was
lames P. O'Brien, the vice-president
and general manager, but he ran
attain?! a stone wall when he tried
to persuade the Harrlman hoard of
directors that one of the most pro
ductive countries In the entire North
wea was being neglected and that
sooner or later some other Interest!.
would Invade Coos Bay.
Refreshing as a springtime breeie
Is the further statement y the
Southern Pacific bunch that it would
ihandon the Drain-Coos Hay road
on which it has spent about $1,500.
OdO, and on which It has strewn
about 75 miles of well-worn steel
rails.
Everybody admits that there will
',e enormous freight tonage to be
m,,ve,t If such line Is built. Th,
are over 40.000.000.000 feet of
standing merchantable timber trib
utary to such a line. There are
great agricultural tones scattered
along the way. There ire rich coal
mines to b developed. The dalry-
Boodler White Admits Getting
About $900.
CLARY RESCUED FROM MINE
William Jennings Bryan In Denounc
ed III The Hulls Of Con.
Kress Branded As
a Kulsetler.
(Special to The Evening News.)
WASHINGTON', D. C. Aug. 2.
Testifying before the Lorinier Inves
tigating committee today, State
Representative White, confessed
boodler, said he got $IH)0 from the
so-called St. Louis "jack-pot" und
spent tho money while preparing to
show up the corruption prevailing in
the Illinois legislature.
- To secure such information, he
said he felt justified In accepting
the coin. He said he and Brown,
democratic leader, spent $100 daily
while they were In Chicago. Tills
money, he said, came out of the
"jack-pot .
Clary Is ltesrucd, .
JOPL1N, Mo., Aug..2. Clnry was
rescued today from the mine in good
condition after a short sleep. "1 was
never badly scared," said Clary, as
he neared the surface. Threo thous
and people cheered the rescuers who
have worked diligently since Monday
in hope of recovering Clary.
Power Appear Broken.
PORT AU PK1NCK. Aug. 2. Af
ter a riot today In which four persons
were killed, President Simon's pow
er appeared broken and he Is pre
paring to flee beforo tho advancing
revolutionists who are lit present
just outside the city. Simon's fain
tly are aboard a yacht and whl
probably sail for distant ports In a
few hours. Many of the offlrluls are
also preparing to leave the country
on one of tue liners now In port.
ConferVnre Is Held.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 2.
The house campaign publicity hill Is
today the chief subject of discus
sion at a conference of several sena
tors and representatives selected by
the respective branches of congress.
Senators Gamble, Dillingham und
Johnson, who represent the upper
house have agreed to also dlsruss
the wool hill. Senators LaFolletu
Bailey, Penrose, Ciillom, and Sim
ons are named to be present at the
latter conference.
Denounce Bryan.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 2.--Denounclng
William Jennings Bry
an on the floor of tho house today
as a falsefler, democratic leader t'n
derwood was liberally cheered. He
plainly showed that the Commoner
was not what it used to he. Re
plying to Bryan's recent charge that
he was not a protectionist, Under-1
wood declared tne statement was
false and that he did not attempt,
to prevent consideration of a revi
sion of the steel schedule.
Fire Burns Fiercely.
SAN BERNARDINO. Aug. - Be.
VOlid control, the forest llres nigluii
in the vicinity of Sun Bernardino are
-,wecplug over the divide and are
headed toward the Mojave desert. A
big force of men are enroute to Hull'
the flames as others previously Hcnt
are said to be exhausted.
Fill's Tinier Control,
POII I LAND, Or., Aug. 2. -The
local forestry office reports ttie fnrcHi
fires In Washington anil Orecon
free from danger today.
Publicity Department of Com
mercial Club Reports.
NEW BOOK WILL BE ISSUED
Oregon Ih'vi'lnpmont Iauo Convt'ii.
lion To Meet At Aslorla Aug
ust 1 I Imiuiilt-M Are
Quito .Numerous.
H. H. Olentt. of Canyonvllli. in-
day rKlHtend hl !- ti t If tit lO.'I-nrre
ranch, sUiiuUmI between Iyn Crci-k
and Canyon vIIIp. Tho rajich will
here aftr lw known an the "Or
rhard Valley Fruit Fnrmn."
A, B. Pf-miirnan, of liolt, Win.,
who hatt hwn nmlli)ic th pant few
dayn rlHllliiR with Charles llrand,
manager of the Ovorland Orchard
'I Tartu, In r.nntfu Valley, left for hits
home till afternoon. Mr. IVrtntiiutn
in much pleawd with Huh. -I, urn and
OoiiKlaa ronnty. and It may he m
Hihle that h will locate her ome
time In the future.
tog pn(Hrt are exceed I iikI' rl, tl
and the nhlimlnK from Coo Buy
point where the rait line would meet
tide-water, would brln In Miilixtan
tial ret ii r n4.
Juxt a few days hro there wan
filed In the court house at Co-illle
City a trust deed of the Common
wealth Trust Company of Philadel
phia for $0.0ftfl,00fl to cover the
-tj of ennVrnctlnn of a railroad, ai
res dr' surveyed from HoiwtxirK to
.iarflhfteld. Thin Is tho line tiioii
which Mr. BrantE ha bwn at work
for many yeara. Doubtlcaa It, .too.
nad Iti Influence In stirring up matters.
During -the. month of July the puh-.
llolty depnrtnuuu of tho commercial
eluh sent out 1.120 pieces of mall to
31 states, Canada und Alaska. Hep
resentatlves of 12 families .slated In
their letters that they expected to lo
cae In Hose burg or vicinity hei'oit
the close of the present year.
In 111 ins tho Inquiries, the prefer
ences of t he coiTespon dents a re
shown as follows: -14 per cent, mnlu
Keueral Inquiry only, 17 per cent
specified their Interest In general
farming lands, 1G per cent In fruit
lands. 5 per cent iu poultry, S per
cent In dairying und stock, ;t per
cent In truck, 5 per cent In home
MeadH and 2 per cent lu timber. The
proportionate number of Inquiries
relative to homesteads is smaller
than usual, although the last week'h
correspondence brought in n larger
number of homestead inquiries than
usual.
The States sending In the largest
number ()f Inquiries are Washington,
Oklahoma, Colorado and Oregon, In
the order imineii, and there were a
larger number of Inquiries received
from Colorado and Oklahoma espec
ially, although the proportion front
Kansas. Missouri and West Virginia
increased. Tho usual averages were
received from South Dakota, Ohio.
Minnesota, Nebraska and Texas,
while a considerably less number
than usual from Illinois. Iowa, In
diana, Wisconsin, Montana, Idaho
and North Dakota
There were till f teen Inquiries for
business locations, and numerous
letters from people who atated that
It would ho necessary for them to se
cure positions of tfomn kind In ortlc
to get -started here. Seven stated
that they were willing to work at
any kind of employment for a tiux
Inquiries for maps of Dougla:
county are frequent.
The proportion of foolish questions
was unusually small. Most of th
correspondents this month seemed to
have a fairly accurate Idea of what
to expect If they came West to lo
cate. Inquiries relative to the new
railroad were frequent.
A numhiy of people offered to
iraue property in various pans oi
the Culled States for property In or
near Hoschtirg; among other things.
u farm in Washington, & brick busi
ness- building In Colorado, and
brick business building In California
were offered In exchange for I'rup
qua Valley pniert.v.
One asked particularly about mos
quitoes and snakes. Another writes
that If the homestead land Is pleiill
fill In this county and desirable, at
least inn futilities would come from
his violnity 'to locale In Douglas
county. One nsks us to tell him all
about all Hie homestead lands In
Oregon -everything that could pos
sibly Interest a prospective home
steader, and another olio slated thai
tie would come to HoKchiirg ami go
Into business If there was an oppor
tunity for him to secure a homestead
In town. One friend informs us that
he will locate here if wo will send
him ft ticket to Hoseburg, and an
other, IT we will find him a lucrative
position.
The following slated that they
wished to enter their specific line"
In Hoseburg: Hl.ack hiiiII h, composi
tor, baker, electrical engineer, car
penters, contractors. undeilaker,
steam engineer, sleiiograpiiei s slid
UUtclnriee.
The Cortland Commercial Club re
duces lis advertising matter during
th- summer month, wiererore
number of inquiries is lens during
I ii 1 v than In other months of the
veiir. The Koefturg Commercial
Club, as n member of the Oregon De
velopment League, gets tin full ben
etll of the Cortland ComniercU'i
Club's adveiiUliig. nnd has ncre. to
the iiiillieH of tbenqulrleB who write I
In response to the Oregon ndverds
In paid for by the Portland Com
mental Club.
letters from the dioulh secUou of
the Middle West were iiiimetouf. and
most of the writers stated that they
expected to leave thai part of Ho
country for one where crops rue
more certain, ami where agrtcuMui
a I conditions are more pleasant.
The new book to be publfkbed b
the Kosebiiig Commercial Club will
probably be ready for distribution
this month, and wilt assiit maierl.il
ly In Influ'l'irlijg prospective
tiers to visit Hoseburg with a view
I to lo'-atlriK
J the past ino n Hi was the cover page
I photograph of a water melon Held
'at Hound Prairie, published through
the courtesy of the Pacintic Home
stead. Tho Oregon Development League
convention meets this month in As
toria, beginning tho 14th. A num
ber of Roseburg people have signi
fied their intention to attend. It Is
hoped that Roseburg will have a rep
resentative delegation at the League
Convention, and all those who expect
a he present are requested to cull
at the publicity department of the
club uM receive certificates of ap
pointment as delegates to the conven
tion from Roseburg. J. A. Buchanan
will appear on the program on Tues
day. August 1 nth, lirotiabty. as
pokesmau for tho commercial Inter
sts of Roseburg.
V l.l XS K X T 1 1 A V A ( i A X t K .
ureenhncks on Their legs and
Venules lit Collection Ho.
CHICACO. July 31. Declaring
that the women of his congregation
Ihiuk more of their legs than of their
-fouls, and that after paying $5 for n
pair of silk stockings, they make up
for their extravagance by dropping
pennies In the collection box, Hev.
C. II. Heywood, the youngest or
dained minister In Illinois, today
in It the pastorate of the Wentwortb
Baptist church.
Hev, I toy wood's resignation was
if fere d because his salary of $1,000
a year would not permit him to wed
the lady of his choice. Miss Florence
Woodman Is the young womnn for
love of whom he will hunt for a more
lU'ofitublo Job.
MAW (TIT.KXS IXTKRHHTIM).
The factory sale of pianos now be
ing held at the store of Hice & Hire
Is attracting wide-spread Interest
among tho citizens of Roseburg.
This sale of high grade pianos di
rect from factiiry to home offers tho
host opportunity for shrewd buyers
ever given In Iloseburg. Tho S. W
Miller is n piano oil today, being
built under the direction of S. W.
Miller, himself a piano builder by
trade, and Is made of the best high
grade materials on strictly scientific
and modern principles. A number
of pianos have been Bold by Messrs.
Hice & Hlce and It looks as though
they would have to order another car
load to meet tho present require
ments as they are moving fust.
TO SIGN TREATY
In Historic East Room of
Whitehouse.
WILL VETO FREE LIST BILL
Knnm-r Governor, Wlio Stirred South
lly Anti-Xeicro 1'ttenuic, la
teuton In The Primary
Klertlon Today.
Special to The Evening News.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 2.
The arbitration treaty between the
I'nited Stales and Great Brltlan will
he siKiied in the historic east room
of tho White House tomorrow after
noon. Senator Knox will sign the
treaty upon behalf of the United
States, while United States Repre
sentative Hryce will gln the docu
ment for Great Brltuln.
The French treaty will also be
signed nnd sent by messenger to
Krnuce for signature. It was said
today that President Tnft expects to
send the treaties to the senate for
nitl'W'utlon before congress adjourns.
Will Veto Free Kill.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 2.
Republican "stand patters" today
claim they have assurances that Pres
ident Tuft will veto the farmers free
lint nnd wool bills In the event they
reach him this session of congress. .
lu the event the president acts as
predicted an abrupt ending of the
congressional session. Is likely.
Negro Muter Healen.
JACKSON.. Miss., Aug. 2. Former
Governor Vnrdnniaa's anti-negro ut
terances which have stirred the
South In time past will probably be
heard In the United States senate In
tho future. From the primaries to
day Indicate that ho Is teaten by
F'ercy, his nearest competitor by
nearly 12,000 votes.
l(e-AIJilHt Hates.
WASHINGTON. I). C, Aug. 2.
Tho Interstate commerce commission
toduy ordered all express companies
to so arrange their tariffs that rates
to iniermedlate points between pro
ducing nnd consuming points shall
be proportionate to full rates be
tween those points.
W. V. Anderson, of Oakland, was
a huxIncsH visitor lu ItoKelmrg for u
few hours today.
Miss Coffee, of Brockway, Is
spending a couple of days In Rose-
J burg visiting with friends.
CLEARANCE SALE
Of Summer Shoes
ICntire slock of Men's and Hoys', Ladies' and
Children's Oxfords and Pumps and summer shoes
T COSTS
We wish lo make room for our Fall and Winter
stock and offer these exceptional values at the very
lowest prices for a short time.
R. L. STEPHENS,
TIIK SIIOK MAN
213 Jackson St.
Next Door to P. O.
T
KRYPTQK
KRYPTOKS embody two
piece of glass of different re
fraction, coalesced with intense
heat into one, and ground into
a leni having two distinct focal
points. Without team or ce
ment, no edge to catch dust or
to become cracked and jogged
in cleaning. Aik your optician'
to show you KRYPTOKS. J
W. E. CLINGENPEEL
Matchmaker, Jeweler, Optician
Among the nctverllnlriK feature of